Terrell Davis among four Broncos shut out again from Hall of Fame

This was not a good day for former Broncos. Despite having four former Broncos among the 27 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2013, none of them made it to the modern-era finalists list of 15.

The four Broncos who didn’t make the cut: Running back Terrell Davis; defensive lineman/linebacker Karl Mecklenburg and safeties John Lynch and Steve Atwater.

It’s a joke none of those Broncos made it and former Browns/Ravens owner Art Modell did.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s 17 finalists (15 modern-era and two senior nominees*) with their positions, teams, and years active follow:

lord knows you raiders fans need something to talk about…might as well be the success of the Broncos…jealous Pirates! lol…

Omegadog

That 37 to 6 beat down made my day and the sames gonna happen next year so get used to it

DenverDan

Lynch is not a Bronco. He’s a Buccaneer. He was in Tampa for 11 seasons. Lynch PLAYED for the Broncos, but is not a BRONCO.

Peyton Manning is also not a BRONCO, as so many on Denver think he is. He’s a Colt who is playing out his last years in a Bronco uniform.

Corporate Bronco Inc.

You must be one of those agitators. Elway said your either a Bronco fan or a Tebow fan, but can’t be both. Never mind the 20 plus years of being a season ticket holder. They were’nt really the Denver Broncos until John Elway got here either…Go figure…

Milehigh Mayhem

So if Manning leads Denver to 2 SuperBowls and Wins 1 or both, does THAT validate his “Bronco-ness”? In a sport where legacy is tied to Rings, wouldn’t that make him just as much a Bronc as a Colt?

that’s fine…lynch is a Buc…you can have him…we got him past his expirey date…he can go wherever he goes as a Buc’s player…we lay no claim on him…he’s all yours…but you can’t take the orange out of that guy…

Corporate Broncos Inc..

Nobody really cares. It’s not really football anymore, anyway. They got them QB’s in dresses now and the game is pass, official review, and commercial break. Tweeeeet, dang! I just got flagged for looking at the ref sideways and speaking my mind…Better leave before I get suspended…

yeah, but can you take the hits…the hits are worse…the players are faster…stronger…yes the QB is protected too much…but you invest 100 million in your franchise at that position, you’ll want to protect it too…

Art Modell – what a disgrace. The fact that he moved the Cleveland Browns out of Cleveland forever brands him as a scum bag POS. Good Riddance too.

Chris The Respectful

To that laughing Raider fan: What a sorry-a$$ you are, jealous that you have no nominees in the field, and hating on some superlative athletes and fine gentlemen just because they have to do with the Broncos. REAL human beings drop their narrow-minded “hatred” for a perennial rival’s players once they are in the mix for well deserved recognition for illustrious careers.
However, what could we expect from a lowlife like you besides your ignorant drivel. Why should any of us even care, after all….

Unreal…TD was WITHOUT QUSTION the best running back in football for the back to back years…and is one of only a handful of backs to go over 2000 yards in one season…back to back Superbowls…MVP…the guy was amazing…and should be in the hall…Steve Atwater too…he was also one of the greatest safeties of all time…people feared him…and he played the game like it should be played…every play…Aeneas is there and Atwater isn’t?!?!?!?

Crazy_Hater

How about adding another stat: Super Bowls! Terrell Davis had a brilliant career cut short by injury but look what he did in those years, 2,000 yards in one of those seasons, two Super Bowls! Hello!!

Russ in Baltimore

No Mr. Klis….the joke would have been if any of the four would have made it ahead of Modell. None of those four Broncos did anywhere near for the NFL that Art Modell did.

disgusted with the HOF

typical BS from the HOF voters, Aeneas Williams? seriously? instead of Steve Atwater and/or Louis Wright? Warren Sapp? What a joke. Still no reason to ever bother with a trip to this shrine to self importance for those who never played…

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.